Island Lake Crime
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Lake County designated as high-intensity drug trafficking areaJun 17, 2020 1:00 am - Lake County has been designated a high-intensity drug trafficking area, the DEA announced Wednesday, which means the county will receive more resources to coordinate fed...
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Nerheim unmoved by calls from family to reopen Justus Howell caseJun 16, 2020 1:00 am - Despite a plea Monday on behalf of Justus Howell's family, Lake County State's Attorney Michael Nerheim has not reopened the investigation into the 2015 police shooting ...
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Fugitive fatally shot by police in Beach ParkJun 16, 2020 1:00 am - A fugitive wanted for murder was fatally shot by police Tuesday after he opened fire on officers in North suburban Beach Park, authorities said. The 24-year-old man's id...
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Sheriff's office dog helps track two people in one nightJun 15, 2020 1:00 am - Dax, the Lake County sheriff's top dog, had a busy weekend, helping locate an Island Lake man who went missing after injuring himself as well as an Antioch-area woman ac...
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Lake County police to continue heavy presence to deter lootingJun 02, 2020 1:00 am - Following a quiet Monday night, Lake County police departments are continuing with greater police presence this week to deter the kind of looting committed Sunday in Wau...
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Gurnee-area man identified as victim of deadly shootingJun 02, 2020 1:00 am - A Gurnee-area man who was gunned down late last week likely was killed during an illegal drug transaction, police said. Elliot Jones, 21, was fatally shot Saturday night...
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21-year-old shot to death on residential block near GurneeMay 30, 2020 1:00 am - A 21-year-old man was fatally shot late Friday in an unincorporated area near Gurnee by someone he was likely acquainted with, authorities said Saturday. Lake County She...
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Lake County sheriff says George Floyd's killing 'should shock moral consciousness'May 29, 2020 5:30 am - As protests and violence continued to rock Minneapolis over the killing of an unarmed black man by a white police officer, Lake County Sheriff John Idleburg - the first ...
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Forest preserve visitors warned about car break-insMay 28, 2020 1:00 am - Visitors to forest preserves in Lake County and elsewhere are being reminded to use common sense and not become targets for car thieves. "There's not a lot of crime in t...
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Sheriff's dog helps find Johnsburg man who had overdosedMay 26, 2020 1:00 am - A Lake County sheriff's office dog helped officers locate a Johnsburg man who had left his home early Monday morning after overdosing. Deputy John Forlenza and his polic...